Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Fleur De Lis Plate

I found two plates on clearance at Wal-Mart a few months ago and bought them for a couple of bucks, knowing I would use them eventually.  They were just simple white melamine plates.  I knew I wanted some plates to decorate the walls or possibly the top of my cabinets. 

I decided to use the green spray paint I bought a few weeks ago on one of the plates.  Then I found a picture of a fleur de lis on yahoo images and traced it from the computer screen (don't tell my Hubby I did that).  Then I used graphite paper to trace it onto my plate and went over the lines with a Sharpie. 



Then I filled in my lines with black craft paint.  Easy peasy!  It doesn't look perfect if you examine it, but up on the cabinets, it looks fine. 


                                       

I'd say that's good for a couple of bucks.

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12 comments:

  1. Very nice! I had to laugh when you said you traced the Fleur De Lis from your computer screen. What your husband doesn't know won't hurt him!

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  2. I would say it's GREAT for a couple of bucks.
    I would never have thought of tracing something straight from a computer screen. I guess that's a plus for my husband.

    Clever and pretty!

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  3. Thats great Tanya! I love fleur de lis!! It looks really good up there too.

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  4. I think it looks great! Great idea, too!

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  5. I love it! I'm thinking you could get a bunch of plates from the dollar store...repeat the process, and sell them!

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  6. I would so buy this.....Beautiful!!!!

    Love ya,
    Jamie

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  7. Such a cute idea and on the cheap. That is the best kind.

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  8. Very creative...looks great, Tanya!

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  9. I think that plate looks great and for a steal at that. Thank you so much for visiting and commenting on my blog.

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  10. Love this creations. I am so into flur de lise. Thank you for sharing. I am going to try and do it. Karie @
    karieschiccreations

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  11. Well that turned out adorable! It looks like you bought it with the fleur de lis on it ~ great job!!

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